Grits with Cheese

Name: Grits with Cheese
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 312 grams hominy grits (or any grits you like, including instant grits); 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 113 grams shredded sharp Cheddar; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter; 473 milliliters water; 488 milliliters whole milk

The recipe Grits with Cheese could satisfy your Southern craving in about 40 minutes. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 380 calories, 11g of protein, and 18g of fat. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have pepper, hominy grits, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a very affordable breakfast. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Place the milk, water, and salt into a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Once the milk mixture comes to a boil, gradually add the hominy while continually whisking. Once all of the hominy has been incorporated, decrease the heat to low and cover.

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Hominy

Water

Milk

Salt

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Whisk

Pot

Remove lid and whisk frequently, every 3 to 4 minutes, to prevent grits from sticking or forming lumps; make sure to get into corners of pot when whisking. Cook for 20 to 25 minutes or until mixture is creamy.

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Grits

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Whisk

Pot

Remove from the heat, add the pepper and butter, and whisk to combine. Once the butter is melted, gradually whisk in the cheese a little at a time until incorporated.

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Butter

Cheese

Pepper

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Serve immediately.

Cook's Note: To make it extra special, take either lobster, crab or chopped shrimp which has been pre-cooked and stir in at the end when adding cheese.

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Lobster

Cheese

Shrimp

Crab

Garnish with chopped chives.

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Chives

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Servings:

1teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 312grams

hominy grits (or any grits you like, including instant grits)2teaspoons

kosher salt 113grams

shredded sharp Cheddar 4Tbsps

unsalted butter 473milliliters

water 488milliliters

whole milk

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks for Grits. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Iron Horse Wedding Cuvee with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 39 dollars per bottle.

Iron Horse Wedding Cuvee

This is Iron Horse's most romantic bubbly. We describe it as dangerously, deliciously easy to drink, fruit forward, dry and elegant, with tiny bubbles and a remarkabley long finish.